THE MIGRATION OF DISPERSED VESSELS was born through a moment in history. It is a collaborative exhibition that explores community and our combined social response to "strangers in a strange land" and how we determine strangeness and belonging.The initial rage that instigated a need to question our response to this global social & political history in the making, has led to us contemplating our own sense of belonging through exploration of how we view our arts practice and experimentation. Does our own art carry the perception and strength of one or many? How passive is the beautiful aesthetic?By viewing each other's preferred medium as a point of reference for our own work , we hope to explore ideas and processes that will contribute a sense of "foreign".

Three artists who work with textiles and fibre will be presenting the findings of our study in July at the Franklin Arts Centre's Steel Gallery.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Cait from our new Fabricate Magazine has kindly let me publish pics from two articles in her new mag, one about and one by me.

This new Magazine is chock full of articles about all things textile with as few ads taking up space as possible. To order a copy do a google search for NZ Fabricate Magazine. She also has a Face Book page you can tap into.

So here I am in Australia with all this beautiful paper bark, knowing it will never get through customs home. What to do?

I bought a short length of gauze and lace net curtaining material. I then soaked the bark, some used paper towels, and some shredded paper in a container of water and household bleach.

Then it was time for a bit of lateral thinking. Without a deckle and frame, I decided I would dollop the pulp out onto the material and roll it out as a thick sheet of card-like paper so that I could then lay it out to dry.

Below are photos of the process I used, so I won't bore you with the details as they are fairly self explanatory.

Below are a couple of pics of the drying paper, along with a dried sheet that I made earlier in the day, using exactly the same method.

So it does work as a make-do method, albeit a bit bulky and rough & ready. I will iron it with a hot iron and hopefully NZ Customs will be ok with me taking it through. If all pans out well, I can reconstitute the sheets once I'm back home, and re-make some finer paper for what I need.. ...Salut

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Beyond The Wall Of Melancholy

Woven in 2008. 10 epi. Cottons, rayons, wools. Find out more about this weaving in the Jan 2010 archive

DAY CLASSES

Casual Day Class:Visitors are welcome to visit me and spend a day weaving. This is a great way to enjoy a spot of creative tourism if you are visiting the area. Bookings are required at least 3 days in advance when we can discuss your requirements for the day.

Hours are 10am-3pm. At $65 per person the costs are very reasonable and include a light lunch.

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OTHER FIBRE ARTISTS

Training and Artists Background

I have been weaving since 1987. That was the year I began a full time study in an 18 month long class in fibre design and construction. Our training was under part of the Takitimu Trust creative arts and music umbrella. The course included weaving flax, percentage dying, classing and spinning wool and of course on-loom weaving.

During the 1990's I was living in Coromandel, and it was during this time that I was well involved with the very strongly supported local performing and visual arts movement. This was when I also completed my Certificate in Adult Teaching.

In 2000 I moved to Auckland and opened a Workshop & Gallery, where I set up my loom.

I now live on the Awhitu Peninsula which is situated on the south-west side of the Manukau Harbour.

Alliances

I have been an active member of the N.Z. Tapestry Network participating in several Travelling Suitcase Exhibitions. I have been a member of the N.Z. Professional Weavers Network since 2009, and am a National Tutor for Creative Fibre NZ, offering classes in design, paper-making and tapestry weaving. I have had work shown in the N.Z. Creative Fibre Magazine and the Australian Textile Fibre Magazine. I also gained my Certificate In Adult Teaching in 1999 which was run by well known tutor Penny Brownlee.

I like to show my work bi-annually at community exhibition venues, and have been an invited guest of several group exhibitions and accepted at National Exhibitions many times over the years.